Current Tag: Ricardo Santana Jr.
It’s a milestone $30M in purses at Oaklawn for jockey Santana Jr. with Fantasy victory
POSTED: April 6, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for...
Gafflione sweeps 2020 leading jockey titles at Churchill Downs
POSTED: November 29, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – At the start of racing on Sunday at Churchill Downs, jockey Tyler Gaffalione mathematically clinched his fourth leading jockey title beneath the Twin Spires. Gaffalione had...
The Real Breeders' Cup 2020 Takeways a la the Pick 6 King
POSTED: November 9, 2020
You can read or listen to all the Breeders' Cup takeaways you like. You can only get the Pick 6 King's real ones here! A...
Vexatious Denies Midnight Bisou a second straight win in G1 Personal Ensign
POSTED: August 1, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Calumet Farm’s Vexatious turned back a challenge from five-time Grade 1-winning champion Midnight Bisou in taking Saturday’s 71st running of the...
Volatile goes Gate to Wire in Grade 1 Vanderbilt Score
POSTED: July 26, 2020
It was unrealistic to expect Volatile to repeat his effort in the Aristides at Churchill Downs back on June 6th in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt...
Guarana Outfights Mia Mischief To Win Madison And Gives Trainer Chad Brown His 100th Grade 1 Victory
POSTED: July 11, 2020
Guarana came back on the inside after being headed by Mia Mischief in a thrilling edition of the Grade 1 Madison and one of the...
It Wasn't Gate to Wire, But it was Fast! 2-YEAR-OLD CAZADERO IMPRESSES AGAIN IN GRADE III BASHFORD MANOR
POSTED: June 28, 2020
Odds-on favorite Cazadero reaffirmed his dazzling 8 ¾-length debut win with another impressive performance at Churchill Downs in Saturday’s 119th running of the $100,000 Bashford Manor presented by...
Sizzling Jockey Talamo Gets Double Ready For Arkansas Derby
POSTED: April 30, 2020
When Southern California jockey Joe Talamo made the decision to move his tack to Arkansas in January he never could have foreseen the state of...
Luke Tarrant Throws a Glasgow Kiss at the Weigh In
POSTED: April 24, 2020
Over here in the US we had Ricardo Santana throw an elbow at David Cohen and Cohen, who is indeed rather scrappy, call him out...
